Leaderboard: Hahn is the man at Byron Nelson

BRESCIA, Italy — Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark sunk a 10-foot putt on the final hole to win the Italian Open on Sunday and avoid a playoff with home favorite Francesco Molinari. Olesen finished one stroke ahead of the Italian for his fifth European Tour victory and first Rolex Series win. When Olesen stepped up to the tee at the par-4 18th at Gardagolf Country Club, he held a two-stroke lead over Molinari. But ahead on the green, Molinari sunk a 30-foot putt for birdie to slice the lead to one stroke and prompt roars from the crowd. Then Olesen hit his second shot into a green-side bunker after driving into the rough. Olesen held his nerve, however, and got up and down. “I knew from the start it was going to be tight,” said Olesen, who entered the final round tied with Molinari one stroke behind Lee Slattery. “I never had that final putt to win. That’s why this one feels so amazing,” Olesen added. Molinari, the 2006 Italian Open winner, was coming off the biggest victory of his career at the BMW PGA Championship last weekend. A bogey on the 17th — only Molinari’s second of the entire tournament — ended up being decisive. “I don’t think I could have done more,” Molinari said. “I’m very satisfied with what I did. Complements to Olesen. He played great today and yesterday and he deserved this victory. I can’t complain. I was aggressive until the end.” Olesen also claimed his first European Tour victory in Italy, at the 2012 Sicilian Open. Slattery finished third, two strokes behind. 

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Zach Johnson and Andrew Landry share the lead at -13 heading into Sunday’s final round of the Valero Texas Open. After shooting a course-record 62 in Round 3, Trey Mullinax is one shot back of the lead.  Here is what you need to know ahead of Round 4 of the Valero Texas Open: Round 4 leaderboard Round 4 tee times NOTABLE PAIRINGS (ALL TIMES ARE ET) 11:55 a.m. Grayson Murray, Joaquin Niemann, Andrew Putnam 12:05 p.m. Chris Kirk, Martin Laird, Richy Werenski 12:15 p.m. Ryan Moore, Sean O’Hair, Jimmy Walker 12:25 p.m. Zach Johnson, Andrew Landry, Trey Mullinax HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TELEVISION: 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (GC) (Golf Channel / NBC Sports LiveExtra simulcast stream) TELEVISION: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (CBS) RADIO: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com) MUST READS Making the most of his opportunities, Mullinax sets course record

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The annual Champions Tree Planting Ceremony for the Sentry Tournament of Champions took place on Wednesday, January 5 at The Plantation Course at Kapalua. The ceremonial tree planting tradition was implemented during the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions to mark the beginning of the Champions Garden located within the Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve on Maui. The ceremony included 2021 defending champion, Harris English, and Ritz-Carlton, Maui Kapalua Cultural Advisor, Clifford Naeole, who performed a Hawaiian blessing during the ceremony before the tree was taken to Pu’u Kukui to be planted in the Champions Garden. The Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve is the largest private nature preserve in the state of Hawai’i. Extending more than 9,000 acres on Maui’s West side, the pristine area is home to some of the rarest endangered flora and fauna in the islands and a vital water source for Maui’s community as well as one of the wettest spots on earth with over 400” per year. “Learning about the tree and the community and what it means to everyone that this tournament comes here, and for Sentry to be part of this is amazing,” said English following the ceremony. “I can come here for years and years and hopefully bring my kids or grandkids and get to see the tree and just be a part of this community.” A small team of conservationists are passionate about preserving Hawai’i’s precious ecosystems and ensuring the safety of the water source. These ongoing preservation efforts, including the Sentry Tournament of Champions annual tree planting ceremony, ensure the continued health and safety of these precious natural resources for generations to come.

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